meter o rabo entre as pernas
Portuguese, verb/meˈte(ɾ) u ˈʁa.bu ˈẽ.tɾi as ˈpɛʁ.nɐs/
meter o rabo entre as pernas is spelled M-E-T-E-R-O-R-A-B-O-E-N-T-R-E-A-S-P-E-R-N-A-S (23 letters). Meter o rabo entre as pernas is a Portuguese verb meaning “to put one's tail between one's legs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does meter o rabo entre as pernas mean in English?
verb
- 1
to put one's tail between one's legs
- 2
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see meter, o, rabo, entre, as, pernas.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. dar-se por vencido 2. ir embora vencido e humilhado
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of meter o rabo entre as pernas
- meto o rabo entre as pernas first-person present singular
- meti o rabo entre as pernas first-person preterite singular
- metido o rabo entre as pernas participle past
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce meter o rabo entre as pernas?
- Brazil /meˈte(ɾ) u ˈʁa.bu ˈẽ.tɾi as ˈpɛʁ.nɐs/
- Brazil [meˈte(ɾ) u ˈha.bu ˈẽ.tɾi as ˈpɛɦ.nɐs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.